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speech_n of_o christ_n to_o the_o penitent_a thief_n this_o day_n shall_v thou_o be_v with_o i_o in_o paradise_n that_o be_v in_o the_o joy_n and_o felicity_n of_o pious_a soul_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v by_o the_o greek_n and_o philo_n call_v the_o garden_n where_o adam_n be_v place_v and_o hence_o when_o the_o felicity_n of_o a_o future_a life_n begin_v to_o be_v discover_v more_o clear_o the_o state_n of_o holy_a soul_n expect_v the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a be_v call_v by_o the_o jew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o reason_n of_o which_o be_v as_o grotius_n in_o luk._n 23._o conjecture_n because_o of_o the_o analogy_n between_o they_o that_o as_o the_o garden_n of_o paradise_n in_o which_o adam_n be_v in_o his_o state_n of_o innocency_n abound_v with_o pleasure_n and_o delight_n so_o do_v this_o receptacle_n of_o pious_a and_o devout_a soul_n after_o death_n and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o st._n paul_n in_o 2_o cor._n 12.2.4_o be_v first_o show_v the_o 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come_v become_v invisible_a it_o be_v more_o than_o probable_a therefore_o that_o paradise_n signify_v no_o other_o but_z according_a to_o the_o jewish_a notion_n a_o place_n of_o delight_n and_o pleasure_n appropriate_v to_o the_o spirit_n of_o just_a man_n such_o as_o the_o poet_n understand_v by_o their_o elysian_a field_n which_o pindar_n olymp._n od._n 2_o as_o he_o be_v cite_v by_o eugubinus_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr perenni_fw-la philosophia_fw-la excellent_o well_o describe_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d book_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o that_o our_o saviour_n by_o paradise_n do_v not_o understand_v those_o aethereal_a region_n of_o bliss_n and_o joy_n which_o be_v the_o portion_n and_o inheritance_n of_o defecate_n and_o 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